(Courtesy photo/Chris Cooper Photography) SoFlo Studios is home to the firms OCO Architects and Alamo Architects. It’s on South Flores and got a LEED silver rating. A survey released today by the American Institute of Architects and Autodesk shows that green building techniques are gaining widespread acceptance – at least among architects and their clients. […]
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(Photo courtesy of AGC) AGC vice president Lane Mitchell presents a check to Sally Drews of UTSA. Money’s hard to come by these days, so the Construction Science and Management Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio should feel pretty honored that it’s the new owner of a huge (literally) $10,000 check. The […]
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If buying, selling and renting actual real estate seems to chancy these days, there’s a Mogul, a new board game designed to teach real estate investment concepts in a safer way. Real estate investor Joel Harden, who claims to have become a millionaire by age 23 from investing in real estate, devised the game based […]
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To the question, What have you done for me lately?, real estate professionals can answer they have created a large chunk of income for the city and state. San Antonio’s real estate market generated $5.3 billion, or 7.9 percent of San Antonio’s GDP, in 2006 based on the value of real estate professionals and the […]
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(Courtesy www.thecontentwrangler.com) The Building Believers, a subgroup of the Greater San Antonio Builders Association, will serve an early Thanksgiving dinner to 125 active duty military personnel at Lackland Air Force Base and injured servicemen in the Wounded Warrior Project. H-E-B, Kiva Kitchen & Bath and GSABA members are donating food and cooking time to the […]
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If you’d really like to own a fabulous historic mansion in King William but live on a less-than-fabulous beer budget, there’s still a way to have a teeny, tiny slice of luxury in your home. Lowe’s has started selling moulding that’s patterened after six National Trust for Historic Preservation landmark homes, including Villa Finale in […]
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A new study says 50 percent of Americans think President-elect Barack Obama must focus on stemming foreclosures in his first 100 days in office to right the economy. The survey by GfK Custom Research North America showed that 52.6 percent believe a new President and drop in foreclosures will do more to help the housing […]
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Retail construction and sales are really down. In a down real estate market, it’s the weakest sector, according to panelists at the Urban Land Institute’s San Antonio luncheon today. Still there are a few national retailers looking to expand. During a recent International Council of Shopping Center’s symposium, they overwhelmingly were eyeing land opportunities in […]
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I can’t draw worth a hoot, so I’m a big fan of the stick figure. I’m also a fan of simple explanations in plain English. Luckily, there’s a new book that combines both stick figures and simple explanations: “The Skinny on the Housing Crisis: What Every Homeowner and Homebuyer Needs to Know” by Jim Randel. […]
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(Photo courtesy of Bartlett Cocke) Randy Pawelek, CEO of Bartlett Cocke, stands in front of the company’s new headquarters. The San Antonio Chapter of the Associated General Contractors has recognized the top firms in the construction-related business. The AGC honored the winners Thursday night at a dinner. Here’s the cream of the crop in the […]
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